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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application filed July 11, 1905. Serial N0. 269,201.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MAXIMILIEN L. HEN- RIoUD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented a new and improved Clothes-Closet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to clothes-closets.

The object of the invention is to provide a closet which is adapted to be set up and attached conveniently to the wall in an apartment or a living-room.

A special object of the invention is to enable closet-space to be produced in rooms not having closets under such circumstances as may arise when rooms are occupied temporarily as sleeping-rooms. The closet also affords means for increasing the ordinary closetspace of the room when found insulficient.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more particularly described hereinafter and definitely set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the closet. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the closet, certain portions being broken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the upper part of the closet, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig'. 4 is a vertical section, upon an enlarged scale, of the upper portion of the closet and taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and taken upon the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing the main supporting-bar of the closet and contiguous parts, a portion of the same being broken away. Fig. 7 is a plan viewof the bar or rail shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the main joints of the framework of the closet and showing the arms in their open position; and Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, but representing the arms in a folded position.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the complete closet, as indicated in Fig. 1. This closet comprises a curtain 2, which is suspended from a frame 3. The

frame 3 comprises a plurality of normally radially disposed arms 4, 5, and 6. T hese arms are preferably Eve in number, as indicated. The arm 6 is attached rigidly in position between two substantially square plates 7, and between these plates the arms 4 and 5 are pivotally mounted on suitable dowcls or pins 8 and l0, respectively.

The numerals 4 designate the outermost of the arms, and the inner extremities of these arms are formed cach with an inclined or beveled end face 9. These arms are adapted to open out, as illustrated in Fig. 8. The end faces 9 abut against the side faces of the main arm 6, so that the main arm constitutes a stop to limit the outward movement of the arms 4, as will be readily understood. The arms 5 are disposed intermediately and pivoted upon pins 10, as indicated. By this arrangement the arms may be opened out to assume the relation in which they are shown in Fig. 8 or they may be folded together, as indicated in Fig. 9. At the outermost extremities of each of the arms 4 I attach a bracket 11 with horizontal legs 12, attached to the upper and lower edges of the arm, as indicated, said bracket presenting a vertical connecting-bar 13, which is disposed slightly removed from the end of the arm, so as to present an opening or socket 14. This construction is illustrated most clearly in Fig. 5. Referring especially to Fig. 3, the intermediate bars 5 are provided on their extremities with pins or dowcls l5, which project outwardly, as shown. The purpose of these pins will be described more fully hereinafter.

l provide a rail 16 consisting of two sections 17 18 connected together by a hinge 19, as illustrated in Fig. 6. These sections 17 18 are of equal length and attached end to end, as shown. The extremities of thc rail 16 are cut away, as indicated, so as to form tongues 20, and at suitable points corresponding to the positions of the arms 5 l provide openings 21, which are adapted to receive the pins l5 referred to above. ln the upper edge of the rail 16 a plurality of hooks 22 are attached, which are useful in assisting to support the curtain 2 in a manner which will appear later.

At the outer extremity of the main arm 6 l provide a fastener or catch 23, which is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. This catch is preferably formed of a single piece of wire bent to the required form and presents a pair of oppositely-disposed arms 24, which are pivotally attached at 25 near the end of the arm, illus- IOO trated in Fig. 4. The outermost extremities of the arm 24 are bent downwardly so as to form substantially vertical fingers 26, the said fingers being connected integrally by a bight or bend 27 in the wire. At the bight 27 the fingers 26 are bent outwardly, as indicated.

Upon the upper edges of the arms 4, 5, and 6 I attach a cover 23, of suitable cloth, the same being' attached in any manner, as by means of tacks 29. This cloth cover is of substantially triangular form, having a circumferentially-disposed outer edge 30, so as to conform to the shape of the frame when opened out.

In assembling the parts of the closet the frame 3 will be opened out, as indicated in Fig. 2, the tongues 2O of the rail 16 will be inserted in the sockets 14, and the body of the rail will be sprung into the arc of a circle having its center at the plates 7. In this connection it should be understood that the arms of the frame are all of substantially the same length. For bending the rail 16 into the form indicated in Fig. 2 the parts may be manipulated so as to insert the pins 15 of the intermediate arms 5 in the openings 21 of the rail. In applying the rail as described the hinge 19 will be disposed outwardly, as indicated in Fig. 4, and after the rail is applied the fastener 23 will be pulled downwardly, so that the retaining-ngers 26 thereof will lie on opposite sides of the body 31 of the hinge. In this way the parts of the frame are locked rigidly together, and in this connection the purpose of the outward bend of the bight 27 should now be understood, as this form of the fastener enables the fingers 26 to apply themselves closely to the leaves of the hinge, the body of the hinge being received in the bight, as illustrated.

The curtain 2 referred to above preferably comprises a pair of opposite sections 2a and 2b, which meet upon a central line 32, as indicated in Fig. 1, and at which point the edges of the sections may be attached together by ornamental cords 33 or similar devices. In order to facilitate the attachment of the curtain 2 to the rail 16, the Lipper edge of the rail is provided with a plurality of hooks 22, and the upper edge of the curtain is folded about the supporting-wire 35, as indicated in Fig. 3. The upperedge of the curtain at the wire 35 is then applied to the hooks, as indicated. The wire aifords means for reinforcing the curtain at its point of attachment and prevents tearing of the material.

The garments to be placed in the closet will be hung upon hooks 34, which are attached in the lower edges of the arms, as indicated in Fig. 3. If the room in which the clothescloset is placed is provided with a molding 35, such as indicated in Fig. 1, Iprovide three molding-hooks 36, from which wires 37 33 extend downwardly.

The central wire 38 is attached to an eye 39, attached in the uppermost part of the plate 7, and the opposite wires 37 extend forwardly and attach to eyes 40 near the extremities of the outermost arms 4.

A convenient closet may be formed which is suitable for receiving' hats or similar articles by simply providing' a shelf at the lower extremity of the curtain, the curtain being shorter than that represented. This shelf will be supported in any suitable manner from the frame 3.

By reason of the joint connection between the arms and the plates 7 the frame 3 may evidently be folded into a compact form, facilitating the same being packed into a trunk. Likewise the hinge-joint 19 enables the rail 16 to be folded into smaller space.

The simplicity of the connection between the parts enables the closet to'be set up or taken down with great facility, and it can be conveniently carried by tourists or packed away in a store-room for use at a moments notice.

On account of its angular form as viewed in plan the closet is adapted to be placed in a corner. In case the room in which the closet is set up has no picture-molding' the closet will be supported upon nails or similar fastenings driven into the wall. By adjusting the length of the supporting-cords and also the length of the curtain the closet may be altered to any height desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A clothes-closet comprising a main arm, a plate fixed thereto, movable arms pivoted to said plate, a rail detachably connected with said movable arms, and means for attaching said rail to said main arm.

2. A clothes-closet, comprising a main arm, movable arms jointed to said main arm, a rail comprising sections having a hinged connection therebetween, means for detachably connecting' said rail to said movable arms, and a movable member carried by said main arm and adapted to engage said hinged connection so as to lock said rail upon said main arm.

3. A clothes-closet, comprising a main arm, outer arms making a pivotal connection with said main arm, intermediate arms also pivotally connected and disposed between said main arm and said outer arms, said outer arms having sockets formed at the extremities thereof, a rail, the extremities whereof engage said sockets, and means for attaching said rail to said intermediate arms and to said main arm.

4. A clothes-closet, comprising a main arm, outer arms making' a pivotal connection with said main arm, intermediate arms pivotally connected between said main arm and said outer arms, said outer arms having sockets at the extremities thereof, a rail, the extremities whereof are received in said sockets, the body IOO IIO

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to this speeiieation in the presence of two subserihlng witnesses.

MAXIMILIEN L. HENRIOUD.

Vitneeses:

Looms B; GIBSON, W. H. CAMPBELL. 

